North Korea Leadership Watch

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More from the East

More from the East

The trickle of news reports on US President Barack Obama’s two-day visit to Seoul continues.  JoongAng Ilbo has a nice summary of the Obama-Lee meeting with includes a KCNA-esque run down of the members of […]

Nov, 20
Sometimes, the silence can be like thunder

Sometimes, the silence can be like thunder

US President Barack Obama’s “Why Can’t We Be Friends?” is officially over, and aside from US Special Envoy Stephen Bosworth’s arrival in the DPRK around 8 December, an auspicious date as perhaps The Bozz might […]

Nov, 19
Lost in Translation

Lost in Translation

The final reports from the East have yet to be prepared on the Obama-Lee summit in Seoul.  But the Western media offers some interesting write-ups of the US-ROK meetings.  The LA Times offers the best […]

Nov, 19
"Grand Bargain" Endorsed by Obama: LMB; The Bozz to Pyongyang 8 December

"Grand Bargain" Endorsed by Obama: LMB; The Bozz to Pyongyang 8 December

This is a breaking development, but ROK President Lee Myung-bak has said US President Barack Obama has signed onto the “grand bargain.”  It remains to be seen whether this is an actual endorsement, or if […]

Nov, 19
Uncharacteristically Taciturn

Uncharacteristically Taciturn

With his arrival today in Seoul, US President Barack Obama’s “Why Can’t We Be Friends?” tour of East Asia is quickly drawing to a close.  The DPRK is expected to dominate any discussions President Obama […]

Nov, 18
POTUS on DPRK's "better future"

POTUS on DPRK's "better future"

At a joint news conference in Tokyo with Japan PM Yukio Hatoyama, US President Barack Obama said that the DPRK “can open the door to a better future” should it decide to table it nuclear […]

Nov, 14
The Bozz's Post-Turkey Day Pyongyang Foray and POTUS to Asia

The Bozz's Post-Turkey Day Pyongyang Foray and POTUS to Asia

Yonhap cites an anonymous source that says US Special Envoy Stephen Bosworth will travel to the DPRK after the US Thanksgiving holiday, the week of 25-29 November.  Ambassador Bosworth’s supposed arrival will be preceded by […]

Nov, 10

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